Photography Astrid Padberg
There are beautiful colourful front gardens in Germany. At least that’s how it used to be, but in recent years many front gardens were turned into gravel deserts. They are low-maintenance, but for me these gardens are gardens of horror. Read More …
I took photos in many places of the world but quite a few at home. So, this is my new project: At Home. I walked out of the door, looked into the sky and made the first photo – the Read More …
Along the river Wupper you’ll find many remains of so called Kotten. What’s a Kotten? It’s a small workshop where grinders whetted knifes, scissors, swords and other blades. From the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century these workshops were Read More …
I like to travel by train! I like train stations – well, the nice ones. The one in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, built in the beginning of the 20th century I know quite well, but only from running through it to catch a Read More …
Between the two cities of Essen and Gelsenkirchen runs the tram line 107. The route is 17 kilometers long and it’s called the “Culture Line” because it’s connecting as many as almost 60 cultural points of interest /tourist features. However, Read More …
In 2014 friends of my photo group and I decided to cover a new topic: the Wupper. The Wupper is a river which runs through Wuppertal (valley of the Wupper) and we tried to take photos from its spring up Read More …